Am new here and am shopping for a Beemer. Have not ridden for a number of years. Wanted to get another bike for general riding and commuting. In the past I found that a fairing was beneficial for days when the weather wasn't very nice.

I like the earlier bikes, like the R90, but, I like the RT fairings as well.

First question is, do the later model fairings for airheads fit the earlier model airheads?

If they do are they still available from BMW or do I need to go looking for used ones?

If they don't fit were there after market fairings that were similar. FWIW, I never liked the Vetter, Wisco style. They were a bit heavy for my taste.

As for an RT fairing on an R90, I think that from a general standpoint, the frame will be the same, but you'd probably have to fabricate special brackets for mounting...plus the electrics would be a bit of a pain. I can't say a I've heard anyone doing that.

If you don't like the Windjammer, then I guess you would like the Luftmeister. I have a Lufty on my /7 and have been behind it for nearly 30 years...I like it a lot and don't consider it that heavy. I believe the story is that the designer of the Lufty ripped the concept off.

There are a number of other aftermarket full fairing such as the Rapid Transit and the Pichler. I used to have a link to quite a few fairings but that seems to be down.

There a quite a few handlebar mount type flyscreens or shields that would go on and off fairly easily whenever you wanted to switch over.

Yeah, I've made brackets before (a small machine shop helps ) . And, on the older bikes, electrics aren't a problem. No computer to 'manage' lights My older bike fairing was modified so that it had speakers, air horns and fog lights. Managed so that if everything was turned on I exceeded the capacity of the alternator :shock:

On my sidecar hauler .....a 76 R90/6 I use a Hannigan....it is way cool...a fine fairing...and looks great..they are still being made so replacement parts are easy to get.....I just replaced my windscreen....

On my solo R90/6 I use a Rapid Transit fairing that I bought NOS from EBAY.... I saw one on the IBMWR website for $400...a fair price ...it is smaller than the Hannigan and much more suited to a solo bike....once you have ridden behind one, you'll admire solo bikes without fairings...but never want one for yourself.... I like long distance and sure could not do it without a good fairing....

Just a while back I bought a NOS Rapid Transit fairing from EBAY for my solo bike...a 1975 R90/6 .... really a good fairing...makes long distance so much easier... and kinda nice on cold mornings too...